Challenge

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arsenio Claus started the match with the kick off. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lakhdar Guendouz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boncho Vlúchkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Arsenio Claus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Boncho Vlúchkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Salmiyah Power's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montenegro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 42nd minute, Leonard Bărnuțiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 43 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agustín Saelices took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boncho Vlúchkov. Boncho Vlúchkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Boncho Vlúchkov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Salmiyah Power's Lakhdar Guendouz got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Arsenio Claus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salmiyah Power's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsenio Claus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boncho Vlúchkov having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Boncho Vlúchkov in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Boncho Vlúchkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Claus in the 67th minute of play. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Salmiyah Power's Arsenio Claus. But to his dismay, Arsenio Claus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Salmiyah Power's Hamid Ahmed was substituted for Brahim Kerkar. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Noureddine Adjani replaced Jeremias Ganix. 75 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Claus came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Koperski in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Boncho Vlúchkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Guendouz in the 83rd minute of play. Boncho Vlúchkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Guendouz in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boncho Vlúchkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Luis Andino got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When Salmiyah Power's Lakhdar Guendouz in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.